Name:
Michael Anthony Sims
Rank:
Ship's Serviceman Seaman's Apprentice
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Unit:
U.S.S. Guam
Date of Death:
1977-01-17
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Green Castle Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio
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SHSA Sims was born on October 31, 1957, in Dayton, Ohio. He enlisted in the US Navy on May 3, 1976 and was assigned in USS Guam. He died on January 17, 1977, at the age of 19, in the Liberty launch boat (LCM-6) accident as he was aboard. Their boat struck a freighter and capsized during the USS Trenton and USS Guam visitation in Barcelona, Spain. He is now buried in Green Castle Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.